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#684e95 color: Parfait d’Amour

#684e95 is rgb(104, 78, 149) in RGB and oklch(48.361% 0.11311 299.021) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

48.4%
0.113
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.11:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #684e95

#684e95 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 48.4% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.75:1 contrast and black text 3.11:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Parfait d’Amour (#734f96). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #684e95 mixed with white

  1. 684e95
  2. 765fa0
  3. 8470ab
  4. 9281b5
  5. a192c0
  6. b0a4cb
  7. bfb6d5
  8. cfc8e0
  9. dfdaea
  10. efecf5

Darker: #684e95 mixed with black

  1. 684e95
  2. 594381
  3. 4b386d
  4. 3e2d5a
  5. 302348
  6. 241937
  7. 180f26
  8. 0c0716
  9. 040208
  10. 000001

Calmer: #684e95 with less saturation

  1. 684e95
  2. 675090
  3. 66528b
  4. 655485
  5. 645680
  6. 63587a
  7. 625975
  8. 615b70
  9. 605c6a
  10. 5f5d64

Questions about #684e95

What color is #684e95?

#684e95 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Parfait d’Amour. In RGB it is rgb(104, 78, 149), in HSL hsl(261.97, 31.28%, 44.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.361% 0.11311 299.021).

What colors go well with #684e95?

The complementary color of #684e95 is #586701. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #455a9e and #81457e. The triadic partners are #8c4c03 and #007260.

Is white or black text more readable on #684e95?

White text reads better on #684e95: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and black gives 3.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #684e95 a warm or cool color?

#684e95 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 48.4% and its chroma 0.113.